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An investigation of the differences in ethical perceptions among construction managers and their peers Poon, Joanna 2004, An investigation of the differences in ethical perceptions among construction managers and their peers, in ARCOM 2004 : Proceedings of Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, Edinburgh,Scotland, ARCOM, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. 985-993. Title An investigation of the differences in ethical perceptions among construction managers and their peers Author(s) Poon, Joanna Conference name Association of Researchers in Construction Management. Conference (20th : 2004 : Edinburgh, Scotland) Conference location Edinburgh, Scotland Conference dates 1-3 Sept. 2004 Title of proceedings ARCOM 2004 : Proceedings of Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, Edinburgh,Scotland Editor(s) Khosrowshahi, Farzad Publication date 2004 Conference series Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference Start page 985 End page 993 Total pages 9 Publisher ARCOM Place of publication Edinburgh, Scotland Keyword(s) construction managers ethical perceptions peers Summary Previous research on ethical perceptions of managers and their peers show a consistent result, managers think they have higher ethical standards than their peers. The aim of this paper is to study the ethical perceptions of construction managers and their peers. The method for conducting the study is through a questionnaire survey among UK construction managers. Three hundred and seven questionnaires were distributed; ninety-three completed questionnaires were completed and returned. The overall results show that the construction mangers believe they have higher ethical standards than their peers. The ethical perceptions which are exceptions to this are cooperation between firms to establish common prices is an unfair act and whistleblowing, the respondents think their peers have higher ethical standards on these two issues. The managers in the current and previous studies think they are more ethical than their peers on dealing with the issue such as having low level of personal honesty. The difference between the current and previous studies is that the construction mangers think they have much higher ethical standards than their peers on the issue providing trade secrets in order to exchange for personal benefits. Language eng Field of Research 159999 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30054311 Document type: Conference Paper Collection: School of Management and Marketing Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 17 Jul 2013, 16:21:33 EST Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 12:19:49 EST Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 12:25:03 EST Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 12:26:07 EST Mon, 29 Jul 2013, 09:56:30 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 15 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 17 Jul 2013, 16:21:33 EST

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